Cardiac MRI can predict the likely tumor type in the majority of children with a cardiac mass. A comprehensive imaging protocol is essential for accurate diagnosis. However, histologic diagnosis remains the gold standard, and in some cases malignancy cannot be definitively excluded on the basis of cardiac MRI images alone.

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Accès restreint

Publication date

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2011

Language

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Anglais

Journal information

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"Journal of the American College of Cardiology" - Vol. 58, no.10, p. 1044-54 (2011)